Welcome!
This site is a collection of all my thoughts, ideas, musings and essays on topics that I am passionate about; digital, technology, transformation, leadership and becoming a better executive.
Professional career history
My full career history is on LinkedIn but here is the short version:
I am a CIO, CTO and digital leader specialising in using modern technology principles to transform businesses and create business value.
I have a strong technical and commercial background with large scale leadership across both modern and legacy — digital products, agile development, legacy applications, and technology infrastructure.
I have run digital and technology organisations with budgets c. £1bn and teams of over 700+ people. Across many industries including retail, banking, public sector, financial services and wholesale.
Selected previous roles:
Government Data Advisory
Government Digital Service
Accelerating government’s capability and use of advanced analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.
Chief Digital & Information Officer (CIO)
Ministry of Justice
As Chief Digital and Information Officer I led all the technology, digital and transformation teams for one of the largest government departments.
Chief Digital Officer
Booker Group PLC
Group accountability across all digital functions including £900m+ ecommerce, strategy, digital transformation, customer experience and analytics for all Booker brands.
Technology Ecommerce Director
Morrisons PLC
Responsible for building and launching the Morrisons online grocery business. Accountable for technology leadership, operations and strategy.
Digital Transformation Lead
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
Worked on the Digital TSB bank spin-out which involved operating model design, technology procurement, and legacy technology systems carve out.
Advisor
Numerous Start-Ups
A passion for building and working with start-ups that are at an early stage and looking to scale.
Please get in touch and say hello
I started this site to connect with like-minded digital, technology and entrepreneurial people.
Please drop me a note on Twitter, or leave a comment on one of my articles if you have an opinion on what I write about.
